Kathy Parker | |
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Member of the Illinois Senate from the 29th district | |
In office 1995–2003 | |
Preceded by | Grace Mary Stern |
Succeeded by | Susan Garrett |
Personal details | |
Born | Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania | September 21,1943
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Keith Parker |
Residence | Northbrook,Illinois |
Profession | politician,businesswoman |
Kathleen ("Kathy") Parker (born September 21,1943) is a former Republican member of the Illinois Senate,who represented the 29th District from 1995 to 2003. The 29th district has a high percentage of independent voters and contains areas in Lake and Cook Counties.
Parker was born in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania on September 21,1943.
Parker,a co-owner of a manufacturers' representative firm,began her political career in 1975,winning election to the District 31 school board. She was then elected Northfield Township assessor,1979–1983. [1] Appointed to the Regional Transportation Authority in 1983,she served as its chairman beginning in 1986 until 1995 when she became a state legislator. [2]
President George H. Bush also appointed Parker to the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board in 1991 and she served as its chairman from 1992 to 1995. [3]
In 1994 Parker became the Republican candidate for the 29th state senatorial district, [4] which now includes all or parts of Bannockburn,Deerfield,Des Plaines,Fort Sheridan,Glencoe,Glenview,Highland Park,Highwood,Knollwood,Lake Bluff,Lake Forest,Mount Prospect,Niles,Northbrook,Park Ridge,Prospect Heights and Riverwoods. She defeated incumbent Democrat Grace Mary Stern. [5] Re-elected several times,she sponsored legislation concerning accessible day care and also rose to chair the Senate Transportation Committee as well as a Task Force on Mental Health issues. [6]
Redistricting by Democratic legislators after the 2000 census,made Parker vulnerable to a Democratic opponent,however,and she was narrowly defeated during the 2002 election by Democrat Susan Garrett. [7]
Parker lives in Northbrook with her husband,Keith. They have two adult sons. Parker received her bachelor's degree in mass communications from the University of Miami,Florida.
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